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Annual Review 2016/17 | 17
Sigma Pharmaceuticals Limited
Discount Drug Stores is also a long-time
supporter of Assistance Dogs Australia.
DDS sponsored two more puppies in
2016, Ganan and Daisy. To date, DDS has
sponsored eight assistance dogs, providing
amazing support for those in need in the
community. DDS also participated in the
Perth and Sydney Dogtober events.
Over and above the national campaigns,
all of our pharmacy brands continue to run
additional activities to support numerous
charities, including hosting morning teas,
special sales, competitions and raffles.
Shine at Sigma
Sigma continued its program of recognising
the efforts of our team members who
support the values of Sigma. This year saw
two equal winners – Marieanne Jankowski,
(Senior Customer Service Operator) and
Lisa Buttigieg (Leading Hand) from over
54 ‘Shine at Sigma’ nominations throughout
the year. Marieanne and Lisa won for
their work together in delivering service
excellence that went above and beyond
their day to day role, leading to outstanding
results for our customers and Sigma.
Consistent with Sigma’s philosophy of
supporting the communities in which we
operate, each winner was eligible to select
charities of their choice to which Sigma
would make a financial donation. This year,
the charities chosen by our winners were
Minus 18, Ronald McDonald House, Royal
Institute for Deaf and Blind Children, and
Cancer Council.
http://sigmaco.com.au/shine-at-sigma/
Supporting the
Environment
Sigma’s business continues to have
a relatively low touch environmental
impact. Notwithstanding this, we are very
focused on controlling our operational
footprint where possible to minimise
our environmental impact.
This has seen ongoing management of the
major areas of our operations, including:
•
Being a signatory to the Australian
Packaging Covenant (APC), a sustainable
packaging initiative.
•
Improvements in the efficiency and
effectiveness of our distribution network,
including live delivery data, improved
route allocation, and reusable and
recyclable tote and cool boxes.
•
Initiatives including landfill diversion
improvements, and making environmental
management a key component of
our plans for our investment in new
distribution centre infrastructure.
Our service provider reporting shows that
our recycling efforts lead to:
•
around 300 tonnes of materials collected
for recycling during the year;
•
around 100 tonnes of materials disposed
to landfill, down 21% on the previous
year; and
•
our combined efforts over the past
12 months have contributed to the
equivalent of removing 180 cars from
the roads, the energy use of almost
1,000 households, and the equivalent of
reducing the water usage by 300 people.
A step change in our environmental
footprint is expected to come as our
new distribution centres are constructed.
The first of these, Berrinba in Queensland,
is scheduled to go live towards the end
of Sigma’s 2018 financial year, and will
include solar power and water collection
and utilisation as key design features.
Marieanne Jankowski – joint 2016 Shine at Sigma
award winner with Mark Hooper, Sigma CEO
Lisa Buttigieg – joint 2016 Shine at Sigma award
winner with Richard Church Sigma GM Logistics
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